Janiva Magness

Inducted in 2012

Janiva was very active in the Phoenix blues
scene from 1983 until she moved to L.A. in the
late 80's. She played in bands with some of
Phoenix's finest blues musicians and performed
in an acoustic duo that played shows with John
Hammond, Rory Block, Taj Mahal and others. After
moving to L.A. she's gone on to become one of
the biggest blues stars in the world.